Fungal Meaning
/ˈfʌŋɡəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
nounA fungus.
Sentence Examples
Tom has a fungal infection.
Immunocompromised patients are at greater risk of a fungal infection.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The athlete's foot infection is a ____ disease that affects the skin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The heavy rainfall and high humidity created the perfect conditions for a ____ infection to spread among the crops.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English fungus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English fungal From fungus + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Fungals are distinguished from Lichens by their more fugitive nature, their more succulent texture, their want of a thallus or expansion independent of the part that bears the reproductive matter, […]"
— 1847, John Lindley, The Vegetable Kingdom: Second Edition, with Corrections, page 30:
"Fungals are, however, among the more useful friends of man as food, and among his most dangerous enemies as parasites, destroying the sources of his food."
— 1856, John Lindley, Medical and Oeconomical Botany: With Numerous Illustrations, page 9:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The athlete's foot infection is a ____ disease that affects the skin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The heavy rainfall and high humidity created the perfect conditions for a ____ infection to spread among the crops.